In my column today, I tried my hand at reading public opinion on graft and corruption under GMA — and why more people haven’t taken to the streets. (I actually did the reading last Thursday, before the Rotary Club of Manila, on the same day as the Trillanes caper.)
I sifted through the findings of three surveys, but essentially the attempt is a meditation on the latest (October 2007) Pulse Asia poll. These findings, in particular:
(Please click on the images to enlarge them.)
The conclusion I reached (and of course I am aware I could have gotten things fundamentally wrong) suggests that Ping Lacson’s latest attempt to disclose another corruption scandal still won’t force people out into the streets.
The lesson for regime-changers: Corruption scandals do not prematurely bring down an administration, but proof of something else entirely — brazen fraud, gross impunity, lewd dancing in the halls of the Senate.
This also suggests that suspending the high-profile Senate hearings on the ZTE case, where revelations not only of corruption but of obvious duplicity or gross arrogance were a real possibility, was a strategic mistake on the part of the opposition.
What do you think? More to the point, what kind of brazenness, similar to the “na-onse tayo” vote on the second Velarde envelope, would set the streets on fire?
December 27th, 2007 at 11:12 am
@Salina,
One thing im sure, your company is not paying you for your english proficiency or your computer skills hehehe… Peace na! Christmas na e!
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Thats for sure! He he he,. But, I’ll guarantee you I’m making enough money. Eat your heart out. John:
December 26th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
@Salina,
One thing im sure, your company is not paying you for your english proficiency or your computer skills hehehe… Peace na! Christmas na e!
December 26th, 2007 at 12:31 am
Adios Pandak says:
lOkay, Okay, People lets see how smart you really are,. Are you making more than $75,000. Dollars annually? If so! You’re better than me. If not! I pity you for insulting me.
Belat ni Gloria says:
John: She don’t care if you call her stupid. because she make more money than you!
Salina says:
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. I heard it before. I’m stupid! What can I say! I was born stupid.
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she’s earning a lot of money…….
she can’t even earn the respect of single blogger…….
she create clones to sympathize with each other……..
money can’t buy everything……
kawawang nilalang…….
December 25th, 2007 at 10:51 am
John
Salina,
You’re dumber than i thought. Davide swore in GMA to prevent anarchy and chaos in the streets. When the position of the Pres was declared vacant, sino ba ang next in line according to the constitution? si Pimentel ba? or si Davide ba? nde! He precisely followed the rule of law as stated in the constitution. For the sake of your stupid arguments, please say MORE to entertain the readers!
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Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. I heard it before. I’m stupid! What can I say! I was born stupid.
December 25th, 2007 at 10:47 am
Bert
talo naman ako riyan, kunti na lang laman ng utak ko! natuyo na sa kababasa kay salina, hehehehehe.
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Sus! Nobody asking you to read all her posting! Whatever you’re getting you deserve it. Ah, Don’t tell me. You can’t understand her english. Duh…..